Gene Watson News Archive: Nov 2007
Read Archive News with regard to Gene Watson, his music &
his career from November 2007...
November 2007
Wednesday 28
Chuck Dauphin of radio station WDKN in Dickson, Tennessee spoke to Gene
Watson recently; this interview was broadcast
on Wednesday 28 November between 8.05am & 10.00am
(CST) / 2.05pm & 4.00pm
(UK & Ireland).
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management,
Nashville
November 2007
Wednesday 28
Today, a pre-recorded interview with Gene Watson was
broadcast on WDXE in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee between 9.00am & 10.00am
(CST).
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management,
Nashville
November 2007
Tuesday 27
Larry Karnowski, who was based in Durham, North
Carolina & writes music reviews for
Hickory Wind had
sampled Gene Watson's new album 'In a Perfect
World' & you can read what he had to say
here.
Hickory Wind is all about roots music: twang, rock, folk, country,
bluegrass, jam & Celtic.
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management,
Nashville
Larry Karnowski,
Hickory Wind
November 2007
Tuesday 27
Today, thanks to a 'Google Alert' courtesy of Sarah Brosmer
at Lytle Management, the Gene Watson
Fan Site became aware of the following link which will be of great interest
to Gene Watson's army of fans.
Grant Alden, editor of the highly respected
No Depression magazine recently
listed his Top 20 for 2007 and, while Gene Watson didn't actually get listed in the
Top 20, Grant does state that he would have liked to have added Gene if he
had been allowed more space to do so.
You can read the piece for yourself
here.
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville
No Depression
November 2007
Tuesday 20
As announced on Monday 19 November 2007, the very first Gene Watson
email newsletter should have arrived in your 'Inbox'.
The Gene Watson Newsletter, which will be issued quarterly, will keep fans
posted on Gene's concert dates, radio & television appearances and when Gene
has new merchandise available. The newsletter will also keep fans informed
of all the latest news about Gene Watson & the Farewell Party band.
Sign up now for the Gene Watson Newsletter!
In order to view the newsletter, which is in PDF format, you must have Adobe
Reader installed on your computer - you can download Adobe Reader
here.
Courtesy of Sarah Brosmer at
Lytle Management in Nashville,
Gene Watson's very first newsletter is
available on the Gene Watson Fan Site
here.
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville
November 2007
Monday 19
Today, the very first Gene Watson email newsletter should have arrived in
your 'Inbox'.
The Gene Watson Newsletter, which will be issued quarterly, will keep fans
posted on Gene's concert dates, radio & television appearances and when Gene
has new merchandise available. The newsletter will also keep fans informed
of all the latest news about Gene Watson & the Farewell Party band.
Sign up now for the Gene Watson Newsletter!
In order to view the newsletter, which is in PDF format, you must have Adobe
Reader installed on your computer - you can download Adobe Reader
here.
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville
November 2007
Saturday 17
Today, the Gene Watson Fan Site exclusively announced
that Gene Watson & the Farewell Party Band (Kenneth 'Corky' Owens, Bryan 'Woody'
Woodruff, Clinton Gregory, Todd Hines, Staley Rogers & Joe Eddie Gough)
would
grace the hallowed stage of the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville on Friday 14
December 2007.
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville
November 2007
Thursday 15
Today, Gene Watson participated in a 'live' radio interview, the details
of which were as follows:
8.30am (CST) / 2.30pm
(UK & Ireland)
KCLE in Mineral Wells, Texas with host Robbie Robertson
Today, Gene Watson also
participated in an interview
which would be taped & broadcast at a later time, the details of which
were as follows:
2.00pm (CST) / 8.00pm
(UK &
Ireland)
WKBL in Covington, Tennessee
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville
November 2007
Wednesday 14
Today, Gene Watson participated in three 'live' radio interviews, the
details of which were as follows:
9.30am (CST) / 3.30pm
(UK & Ireland)
KHKN in Little Rock, Arkansas with host Sonny Victory
10.00am (CST)
/ 4.00pm (UK & Ireland)
WDXE in Dickson, Tennessee with host Chuck Dauphin
4.00pm (CST)
/ 10.00pm (UK & Ireland)
WQAH in Huntsville, Alabama with host Carol Lynn
On Thursday 15 November 2007, Gene Watson
was also scheduled to
participate in a 'live' radio interview, the details of which
were as
follows:
8.30am (CST)
/ 2.30pm (UK & Ireland)
KCLE in Mineral Wells, Texas with host Robbie Robertson
On Thursday 15 November 2007,
Gene Watson was also scheduled
to be interviewed on WKBL in Covington,
Tennessee; this latter interview would be taped at
2.00pm (CST) &
would be broadcast at a later date.
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville
November 2007
Tuesday 13
Today, Gene Watson participated in a 'live' interview at 10.30am
(CST) on
radio station KWMT in Fort Dodge, Iowa.
Gene Watson was also interviewed (on Tuesday 13
November 2007) by the Texarkana Gazette for a feature piece.
On Wednesday 14 November 2007, Gene Watson
was scheduled to participate in three 'live' radio interviews, the
details of which were as follows:
9.30am (CST) / 3.30pm
(UK & Ireland)
KHKN in Little Rock, Arkansas with host Sonny Victory
10.00am (CST)
/ 4.00pm (UK & Ireland)
WDXE in Dickson, Tennessee with host Chuck Dauphin
4.00pm (CST)
/ 10.00pm (UK & Ireland)
WQAH in Huntsville, Alabama with host Carol Lynn
On Thursday 15 November 2007,
Gene Watson was scheduled to participate in a 'live' radio interview,
the details of which were as follows:
8.30am (CST)
/ 2.30pm (UK & Ireland)
KCLE in Mineral Wells, Texas with host Robbie Robertson
2.00pm (CST)
/ 8.00pm (UK & Ireland)
WKBL in Covington, Tennessee (this interview will
expected to be taped & broadcast at a
later time)
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville
November 2007
Thursday 08
Today, it is with deep sadness that the Gene Watson Fan Site
announced the
passing (on Tuesday 6 November 2007) of Country Music Hall of Fame member
Hank Thompson, at his home near Fort Worth in Texas, following a battle with
lung cancer.
The 82-year old singer, songwriter & bandleader had,
the previous week, cancelled all of
his tour dates after being hospitalised.
Hank Thompson played his last concert on Monday 8 October 2007 in his native
Waco, Texas when Hank Thompson Day was declared by Texas Governor Rick Perry
& Waco Mayor Virginia DuPuy.
According to his official website, a celebration of
Hank Thompson's life
would take place on Wednesday 14 November 2007 at Billy Bob's, the famed
nightspot in Fort Worth, Texas.
When contacted by Sean Brady at the
Gene Watson Fan Site for inclusion in the 'Peers' section of the site,
Hank Thompson graciously submitted a quote about
Gene Watson on Sunday 16 July 2006 & you can read Hank's words about Gene
Watson here.
Hank Thompson RIP
3 September 1925 - 6 October 2007
Source
Sean Brady, Gene Watson Fan Site
November 2007
Thursday 08
Today, Gene Watson was interviewed 'live' by host Betty Everett at 9.35am
(CST) on WMAF in Madison, Florida.
Gene Watson was also interviewed today at 10.00am
(CST) by presenter Kris
Neal of WKDW in Staunton, Virginia (home of the
Statler Brothers); this
latter interview was recorded & was expected to be broadcast at a later
time.
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville
November 2007
Wednesday 07
Today, Gene Watson undertook a number of radio interviews stateside; he was
on WDXE in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee with host Ronnie Allen, KTPK in Topeka,
Kansas (with the morning hosts Chris & Lani) & on KHWG in Fallon, Nevada
with host Dee Gregory.
On Thursday 8 November 2007, Gene Watson
was scheduled to be interviewed 'live'
by host Betty Everett at 9.35am (CST) on WMAF in Madison, Florida.
Gene Watson was also expected
to be interviewed at 10.00am on Thursday 8 November
2007 by presenter Kris Neal of WKDW in Staunton, Virginia (home of the
Statler Brothers); this latter interview
was going to be recorded &
broadcast at a later time.
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville
November 2007
Sunday 04
Gene Watson's 'I buried our love',
a track from his acclaimed 'In a
Perfect World' album on
Shanachie Records,
was one of the featured tracks on the November 2007 issue of
Hotdisc, a country music promotional service.
Gene Watson's 'I buried our love' was the first track released as a single
from the 'In a
Perfect World' album - the single was released to American
country music on Monday 20 August 2007, while the album itself was
officially released worldwide on Tuesday 25 September 2007.
Hotdisc is a country music promotional service
& is a monthly compilation disc
of country music tracks which is distributed to over 800 accredited country
music radio presenters in Europe & Australia.
The full line-up for the November 2007 issue of the
Hotdisc country music
promotional disc was as follows:
1 Dave Sheriff: 'Hearts & flowers'
2 Bomshel: 'Power of one'
3 Michelle Rae: 'You can bet your boots'
4 Paula MacAskill & Tom Laverty: 'Love & happiness'
5 The Murphys: 'Working mom'
6 Change of Key: 'Home is where my heart is'
7 Daniel O'Donnell & Mary Duff: 'Save your love'
8 Jackie Storrar: 'Don't leave me, just squeeze me'
9 Narvel Felts: 'Four seasons of life'
10 Stu Stevens: 'The man from outer space'
11 Buddy Knox Junior: 'Long tall good looking woman'
12 Gene Watson: 'I buried our love'
13 Ian Cal-ford: 'Times between bottles of wine'
14 T J Stuart: 'Midnight teardrops'
15 Van Preston: 'Forever ago'
16 Cowboy Crush: 'Miss difficult'
17 Richard Frankz: 'Highway'
18 Red Jenkins & Johnny Bush: 'Neon bible'
19 Leann Rimes & Reba McEntire: 'When you love someone like this'
20 Ray William Roldan: 'The dream'
21 Celia Bryce: 'Life'
22 Bryan White: 'Get it together'
You can listen to
Gene Watson's 'I buried our love' (above), courtesy of
Shanachie Records.
Source
Sean Brady, Gene Watson Fan Site
Stuart Cameron, Hotdisc, Scotland
Shanachie Records, Newton, New Jersey
November 2007
Thursday 01
Today, the funeral service of Porter Wagoner took place at 11.00am
(CST)
at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House & was followed by interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery.
Porter Wagoner, a Grand Ole Opry institution & member of the Country Music
Hall of Fame, passed away at 8.25pm at Alive Hospice in Nashville on Sunday
28 October 2007.
Known as the Thin Man form West Plains, he was 80 years old & had been
hospitalised since Monday 15 October 2007. An Opry spokesperson announced on
Sunday 21 October 2007 that Porter had been diagnosed with lung cancer. He
was released to hospice care on Friday 26 October 2007.
An Opry star since 1957, the well-loved Porter Wagoner Had been the show's
goodwill ambassador for many years & was photographed by fans millions of
times as he clowned onstage in the flashy rhinestone suits that became one
of his trademarks.
Courtesy of CMT, you can read the full story
here.
When contacted by Sean Brady at the
Gene Watson Fan Site for inclusion in the 'Peers'
section of the site, Porter Wagoner graciously submitted a quote about Gene
Watson on Wednesday 22 March 2006 & you can read Porter's words about Gene
Watson here.
Source
Sean Brady, Gene Watson Fan Site
CMT (Country Music Television)